Music is an successful way to communicate with children has autism. Music therapy be able to improve social skills, behavior and anxiety (De vivo, 2013). The music therapists researched that music elements such as tempo, rhythm and melody engage the child (Kim, Wigram, and Gold , 2009). Moreover, the national autism center has mention that music therapy is important criteria, and many case study shows that music has beneficial to the autistic child (Kerkar, 2016). In this essay I will evidence that what is autism and how music is beneficial for the children with autism, also gives the music therapy example to indicate that music is effect to the autism child.
Music therapy researched on autism
Autism is a complex neurobehavioral condition that includes impairments in social interaction and developmental language and communication skills combined with rigid, repetitive behaviors. Children with autism is difficult to communicating and understanding what other people think and feel, and it makes difficult to express themselves (Smitha Bhandari, 2017). The general character of autism may include social ineptitude, self-stimulation, visual avoidance, lack of language, sensory- intellectual dysfunction and communication
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In the end of 1960, music therapists started to outline the goals and publish articles. At beginning of the 1970, music therapists clearly to identify the music improved the lives of children with autism. Moreover, in the 1985 music therapists start to make more researched music has important impact to the children with autism (Reschke-Hernández, 2011). Nordoff and Robbins explore the improvisation music therapy for children with autism, and gives the different clarification to aware of musicality. They become more engage in musical experience in other environments, because they intent to children with autism to have music experience (Reschke-Hernández,